The 17th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1991 and took place on 22 February 1992 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Michèle Morgan and hosted by Frédéric Mitterrand. Tous les matins du monde won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold: Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott Urga, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov L'Autre, directed by Bernard Giraudeau Fortune Express, directed by Olivier Schatzky Lune froide, directed by Patrick Bouchitey Jean-Claude Dreyfus, for Delicatessen Ticky Holgado, for Une époque formidable... Bernard Le Coq, for Van Gogh Gérard Séty, for Van Gogh Valérie Lemercier, for L'Opération Corned-Beef Manuel Blanc, for J'embrasse pas Laurent Grévill, for L'Année de l'éveil Thomas Langmann, for Paris s'éveille Guillaume Depardieu, for Tous les matins du monde Chick Ortega, for Une époque formidable... Géraldine Pailhas, for La Neige et le feu Marie-Laure Dougnac, for Delicatessen Marie Gillain, for Mon père, ce héros Alexandra London, for Van Gogh Elsa Zylberstein, for Van Gogh Yves Angelo, for Tous les matins du monde Darius Khondji, for Delicatessen Gilles Henry, Emmanuel Machuel, for Van Gogh Corinne Jorry, for Tous les matins du monde Valérie Pozzo di Borgo, for Delicatessen Édith Vesperini, for Van Gogh Jordi Savall, for Tous les matins du monde Carlos D'Alessio, for Delicatessen Zbigniew Preisner, for La Double vie de Véronique Jean-Claude Petit, for Mayrig Jean-Philippe Carp, Miljen Kreka Kljakovic, for Delicatessen Michel Vandestien, for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Philippe Pallut, Katia Wyszkop, for Van Gogh